| Author | Message | ||
| Gary Blankenship
Senior Member Username: garyb Post Number: 6298 Registered: 07-2001 |
(though there other poetry volumes to buy!) Jim and Dave Defeat the Masked Man (Paperback) by David Lehman, James Cummins, Archie Rand http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933368047/103-0674655-3648666?n=283155 The sestina is a traditional poetic form that has enjoyed a recent surge in popularity, which promises to expand further with this witty illustrated cycle of poems. Casting themselves as poetic superheroes, authors Jim and Dave take on Osama Bin Laden and various other rogues and luminaries, defeating the "Masked Man" in the end to the cheering of appreciative crowds at the "sestina bar." As the two sestina-meisters take turns writing individual poems (and collaborating on one together), the mild-mannered bespectacled lad and the dashing superhero that coexist inside both Cummins and Lehman rescue the form from the clutches of everyday life and transform it into something fantastic. In this ambitious work, even the table of contents is written in sestina form. Adding to the fun are 39 vivid illustrations by Archie Rand and cameo appearances by Marvin Bell, Anne Sexton, Walt Whitman, Ted Berrigan, Gary Snyder, Arthur Rimbaud, Grace Paley, and others. Smiles The Dawg A River Transformed The Dawg House December Fireweed | ||
| LJ Cohen
Moderator Username: ljc Post Number: 3796 Registered: 07-2002 |
Gary--this sounds fascinating. Need to put it in my wish list. best, ljc Once in a Blue Muse Blog | ||
| Christopher T George
Senior Member Username: chrisgeorge Post Number: 3820 Registered: 12-2004 |
Hi Gary Thanks for informing us of this. It sounds an audacious project but interesting nonetheless. All my best Chris Editor, Desert Moon Review http://www.desertmoonreview.com/ Co-Editor, Loch Raven Review http://www.lochravenreview.com/ http://christophertgeorge.blogspot.com/ |
